Oil rises as traders await Opec+ meeting on extending supply cuts


SEOUL: Oil prices moved higher on Friday as traders await cues from a meeting that could take place as soon as this weekend where major oil producers will discuss whether to extend record production cuts.

Brent crude futures were up 27 cents, or 0.7%, at $40.26 a barrel as of 0620 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 17 cents, or 0.5%, to $37.58 a barrel.

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